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Gentian Blue

#231799

Contrast at a glance

White text

12.70:1AAA

Black text

1.56:1Fails

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About Gentian Blue

Gentian Blue (#231799) is a dark vivid blue. Its RGB value is 35, 23, 153 and its HSL value is 246°, 74%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Gentian Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#231799 · #8D9917

Analogous

#174C99 · #231799 · #641799

Triadic

#231799 · #992317 · #179923

Split complementary

#231799 · #996417 · #4C9917

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